Environmental Health Specialist II - Nevada City - Nevada County

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Environmental Health Specialist II

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Environmental Health Specialist II

Salary

$76, $93,039.84 Annually

Location

Nevada City, CA

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

Department

Environmental Health

Opening Date

02/27/2026

Closing Date

3/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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Definition and Class Characteristics

INTERVIEWS FOR SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 8, 2026.

Nevada County is nestled in California's Sierra Nevada foothills, about an hour outside Sacramento and two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a rare opportunity to join the Nevada County Team as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist. You will be working with a friendly and inclusive group of well-rounded Environmental Health Specialists and Technicians who, maintain work-life balance through a variety of activities from backpacking, camping, and traveling to art and literature.

Environmental Health Team members primarily interpret, implement, and enforce local, state, and federal laws for the protection of public health and safety for our residents and visitors. The ideal Environmental Health Specialist is well-rounded, possessing strong customer service and technical skills, in addition to experience managing special projects, analyzing current procedural processes, and implementing improvements.

Experience Required:

• Possession of Registration as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) within the State of California as issued by the California Department of Public Health -REHS Division.
• Ability to perform scientific and professional level office and field work to ensure compliance with State of California and Local environmental health laws and regulations.
• Ability to exercise a higher degree of independent judgment and discretion consistent with department policies and procedures.

Health & Wellness Benefits: ) This full-time position comes with an extensive benefits package including, but not limited to, CalPERS retirement, Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance. We also offer optional flexible spending accounts (FSA and Dependent Care), 457 Deferred Compensation Accounts, and a variety of other benefits. Nevada County is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) ) program through the Department of Education.

Why Nevada County?Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and visible communication, strives to be a hard-working organization, and recognizes personal contributions and growth. Nevada County Environmental Health Department is a small but mighty department in protecting public health and collaborating with our Industry Partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Education and Experience Required

Equivalent to 30 semester or 45 quarter units of college coursework from an accredited college or university involving chemistry, biology, physics, calculus and algebra as approved by the State of California Department of Health

AND

Possession of a letter issued by the California Department of Health Services, verifying the incumbent's acceptability to participate in a training program. Incumbents must participate in an approved training program of field instruction, and pass the California examination for registration as an Environmental Health Specialist within three years of the date of employment. Completion of the required training within the mentioned time periods is a condition of continued employment.

Level II (in addition to the above):

Registration from the State as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist as required by the California Health and Safety Code.

Benefits Guide

TheBenefits Guide ) is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unitsummaries and agreements (MOUs) ) for additional benefit information.

Health Insurance

The County sponsored plan is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs.

Health Insurance Plans

• Anthem Blue Cross Select HMO
• Anthem Blue Cross Traditional HMO
• Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO
• Blue Shield Trio HMO
• Kaiser HMO
• PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan)
• PERS Platinum PPO
• PORAC (Available to PORAC members only)

Flexible Spending Accounts

The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA.

Life Insurance

Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya:

• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Basic Term Life
• Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans
• Optional Dependent Term Life
• Optional Term Life

Dental & Vision Insurance

Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Ameritas Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and Ameritas VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider.

Retirement

The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and also provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions.

CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55 Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60 Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62

CalPERS Safety tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50. Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55. Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57. We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page,, to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you.

NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Nevada County Human Resources Department

950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA option 2

01

Which of the following best describes your level of education? You must provide copies of an official/unofficial transcript to gain credit for coursework you have completed, as well as any credit for college education above the high school level.

• Did not graduate High School or GED
• High School or GED
• Completion of less than 30 semester units or completion of less than 45 quarter units of college coursework
• Completion of 30 or more semester units or completion of 45 or more quarter units of college coursework
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree

02

Have you attached proof of your Registered Environmental Health Specialist as required by the California Health and Safety Code? Failure to attach this documentation will disqualify your application from further consideration.

• Yes, I have attached this to my application.
• No, I do not have one.

03

Briefly share your experience working directly with the public? Please indicate "no", if you do not have experience.

04

Have you worked with the public in a regulatory role where you were enforcing local ordinances or State mandates as related to issuing a permit for operation?" If so, please share you experience.

05

The Environmental Health Specialist II position is the journey level in the class series. Under supervision, responsibilities will include but not limited to interpreting , implementing and enforcing local, state and federal environmental health and hazardous materials laws; will perform permitted facility inspections and investigations and provided education of laws and regulations to business owners and operators; performs inspections and investigations; provides technical consultations and assistance; and will perform related work as required. Please indicate below what you feel your skill level is based on the tasks described.

• I have not had education, training, or experience in performing these tasks.
• I have had education or training in how to perform these tasks but have not yet performed it on the job.
• I have performed these tasks on the job. My work on these tasks was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
• I have performed these tasks as a regular part of a job. I have performed them independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
• I am considered an expert in performing these tasks. I have supervised performance of these tasks or am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist or train them in doing these tasks because of my expertise.

06

Required documents listed under the minimum requirements must be submitted with your application. This may include: copies of degrees, transcripts (unofficial copies are permitted), licenses and certificates. Please attach them electronically and submit them with your application; your application may be disqualified from further consideration if you fail to attach necessary documentation. Did you attach your required document(s)?

• Yes
• No-I do not have documentation

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Nevada City, California, 95959

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